Will students in Grade 3 be using a scannable answer sheet?
Yes, Grade 3 students will record the responses to the multiple-choice questions on a scannable answer sheet. The Teachers Directions provide guidance to the teachers in leading the students through this process. Q37: How is the listening section statistically valid if we are scoring listening but students have to read and understand the questions and write a response? Dont the reading and writing elements of the test questions confound the results? A: While the students do need to read the questions and provide written responses, the information they gather in order to respond to the questions is assessed to see how well the students have understood and interpreted the selection read to them. This task involves a distinctly different set of skills than that used for responding to questions based on a reading selection. Questions about testing accommodations: Q38: Are students with IEPs that include the test accommodation of tests read to them permitted to have this test read to them?(
